Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 5 small apples ((any type))
  • 1/3 cup oats ((use gluten-free if needed))
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Optional spice mix: 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger (pinch of ground cardamom, pinch of ground nutmeg and ground cloves.)
  • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons hazelnuts (toasted and skinned, finely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon flax seeds
  • 1 tablespoon quinoa seeds
  • 1 tablespoon oil ((or melted butter))
  • OR:
  • Use your favorite granola to replace the above mixture

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 400F.
  • Wash and pat dry the apples.
  • Using an apple corer, core the inside of the apples (removing all seeds and stems).
  • Slice each apple horizontally into 3 pieces; set aside.
  • Prepare the stuffing by mixing the oats, salt, oil, cinnamon, brown sugar, flax seeds, quinoa seeds and nuts.
  • Take each apple piece and lay it on a parchment-lined baking sheet and top each slice with about 1½ teaspoons of stuffing (depending on the size of your apples).
  • For the top part of the apple, lay it skin side up and stuff it lightly in the middle. Repeat with the remaining apples.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes until apples are tender and stuffing is crisp.
  • To serve, lay the bottom piece of each apple on a plate, then top with the middle piece and finally the top part stacking them to complete the apple shape.Alternatively you can bake the apples stacked as a whole for 20-30 minutes (depending on the size of your apples and on how tender you like them to be.)
  • Enjoy with some ice cream or on their own!